Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-06
BESIDE THE SCI.
Thoughts and Reflections
Of . Deck Haanfer.


Tners b hardly one Of a. Who doe.
nos swn 20 sous sneaking foodnssl
for diversions outside Of the ordinary
pale Of tsersotJpsd and prescribed
anusement. IL IL to The posssssioE
snd qualification Of odd tastes and pen
chants that vs ara indebted for much
that makes the best Of Cur nction and
Iitsraturs. II We only took eur pleas
ares az tbs guide books and dirscsorisl
souid have rs to. we should Be 8 nelan
ab0iy people, for il may safely b said
that more mirth has been evoked from
material At first sight iDcongruous than
from all she antics OF all the clowns
wuieh havs poasd sinss the tias Of
Grinalde.
The writers who can hold as spell
boand are those vho possess tbs faculty
Of placing before a. phases Of life net
con % Jniy met With and which the
authors themselves mast have hsd q
peeuliaF taste and GENES for invest
gatirR. How poor our literature would
b If there we're not an occasional pio-
nees in IL Of the stamp Of Bret HIATT or
George Borrow who e0ald take their
pleasure IN taaks add pAsfimes which
appeal bat 10 the sympafhies Of fec.
IL there anyone sh0 csn take 1p Gabriel
Cenroy orthe Romsny Rge and Bos bless
the I'd 'osynerssy or twist watch led the
fespec i've masters into the investigation
Of such cursOas fields7 can never req. 4.
lset the time when she sight OF dock
OF quay had not q most peculiar fas.
sination for me. think shat this pro
oliviiy for
DO < HAUNTING
Mast be innate in me, for | vas born
pssF q dock. Vas raised nsaR q dock.
and passed many OF my early years In
close sontiRuity TO tkat remarkable
place called Jacobs Island" Vita
my traditions aRd recollections Of
docks. thea, ID uould be singular. II.
laAdiuR IN = strange seaport like Seat
! tie. failed to make the early seqaAint-
anee OF tbs aooksiae and HGtoFal phs-
Bomsna which ooHsti,uts your wateR-
| front. | have d1De 30 and pus down
these odd thoughts and reflections IN
the order they oeenr 10 me, Sikhsut any
attempt &C arrangement or classihca-
ton.
presume that all the structures CON-
posing your uhaTves are the outeomes
Of private enterprise, and II this be the
case, they show an adaptability to oeoa
sion and . means 10 ends which are
highly creditAble to the far-sesiBR pro
iectora. You cannot make q silk purse
out Of hogs ear, and structures OF
wood, however admirable they may
serve a prescribed purpose, are 10 The
nature of things less sumptuoHs and
pleasing than the same eEecti0nG
treated IN stone. Is is, maybe,
The STONE DICKS OF LONDON,
With all their solidity Of masoary and
expanse Of area, which impresses the
| Intelligent American more than any
thing else with the wealth and resources
OF the great MARTINS city Of the world
For, knowing the difficulty aud expense
attendant on ereetiona OF this class In
his own country, albeit that there they
are done in wood, here be ssss the same
results accomplished By the sahstitu.
ton Of a material inosmparably more
costly and which ofers difficulties IL
the way OF manipulation and bending
| which AZ first blush would seem to bt
| ineupeEabie. However, II the foreignel
thinks bul poorly OF bis oonnlry's erec
tions after contemplating the uniqaG
stone docks Of Lond0n, he must remem
Der that these latter c0ald only have
been constructed by a happy fusion to
Rethor of genius and capital, which IL
themselves would have been Insufficient
but for the powers aud privileges con
tefred by q succession % royal charters
No;
YnUR WOODEN wALIA IN ERATTLE
Subserve their purpose admirably ant
/ furnish most satisfactory evidence o.
the vOlame Of trade which has callec
/ them into existence and which main
tains them ia such constant and bnstlinG
| activity. IL is poor heart that would
not be cheered by the invigoTa,inR noisl
and stir OF Your waterfront, aud | car
testify from experiesee that tie oontem
| plation OF it's moving sights and sounds
Is the suteat dlsEeller Of meiauchcly
| | know II. Whiie theorists are dis
putinR about labor and capital, bert
the two may be seen welded together
ia such lusty aud good hamored part
1ership rs would melt the heart of 4
| Henry George. Philosophers may pos
talsie that this Is the worst ordered
wOFid 10 live in, but If they could enly
see In Shat . merry fashion the work oil
that W0Tld is carried on here, VI think
they would be inclined 10 theorise less
aud sia IN the wholesome business oil
/ forwarding Il more. IL was vita suoh
thoughts As these Eanning through my
bead that | Contemplated soms Of the
/ wonderful combinations in
TIE IVES cHANaTNa KALEIDOSCOPE OF
WASH yR1NT LIFE.
Immediately 10 front Of me doomed
the boss Of q huRs steam collier. which
With three 81 four mere OF her sasle sis
tefs are N the carrying trade bet@een
this port and the city Of San Francisco.
A steam collier IL NOS generally reckoned
trustee for beauty" YET | am bound
50 say thst this particular one. the
Walla Wells, showed lines aud suFves
equal in symmetry 30 anything in the
wAY OF naval architecture | have ever
witneassd on tee Western 0caan. Hos
ever, ths reason 10 not very hard 10 dis
oaser, for IL seems that these big ships
ell bail from the yard Of the Gram 4
and have been bailt st cost only a lis
lis inferior TO thst Of q White Star liner.
The coal exodus tFSm this port must b
prOdieioas, for sheFe iitsrslls seems 90
ne no snd to the ysWn!ng hslds forever
waiting TO receive it. TIE three steam,
oolliers have mentioned ara merely q
festare to the eAFryins trade besweeu
Newcastle aad San FrAnciseo and are
anctilary TO several lines 81 sailing
| packets. mAny Of these latter having a
capacity OF over 100 tons.
An INTERESTING TEAIuRE
Contested With the loading Of these
/ coiliars Is the inclined railroad no which
are propelled the oars coRfAining their
I freight These empty their contents
I tais immense bunksTs OF hoppers Placed
/ Immediately over the hold Of the vessel
/ wsiting underneath. The wharf front.
sEe generally is IN Irregular esplanade.
extend ne. With it, wiRgs. tanidoations
and tresiie bridges. for perhaps q mile
and more. Many % the wiRCm aEd plars
are devoted 20 shat NAV ~ called tie
legitimate passenger trAfi. ef tie place
/ sBd ioclade the berths Of steamers ply-
ina heswern Oregon. British Oalamhis.
san Francisco and all points Of import
anee on the Pasihs httoral, whstheF
berth 90 so1ta. An idle man il never
- we'll entertained ss when be IL SEEING
others woFk. and knowine ths feasa Of
I Industry that is before me, turn nv
steps 10 the direction 81
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